Heat Strains among Diesel Power Plant Operators and Related Factors
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v11i7.10269Keywords:
Heat stres, heat strain, age, working period, hydration status, nutrition status, diesel power plant operators.Abstract
Introduction: Research in occupational heat stress and heat strain in developing countries is limited because
of several challenges and constraints.
Objectives: To describe the prevalence of heat strains of diesel power plant operators and analyze the
related factors.
Method: Cross-sectional design has been carried out on the diesel power plant operators in the Indonesian
state electricity company (N=35). The research variables consisted of heat strain, age, working period,
nutritional status, hydration status and heat stress. Measuring instruments used consisted of a heat strain
score index (HSSI), heat stress monitor, weight scale, microtoise, and questionnaire. Cramer’s V test and
odds ratio were applied to see an association between heat strain prevalence and related factors.
Results: 35.8% of diesel power plant operators experienced heat strain in the yellow zone/alarm category,
64.2% was included in the green zone/save category. The heat strain experienced by the operator was
significantly related to age (p=0.000), years of service (p=0.000), hydration status (p=0.057) and heat stress
(p=0.000).
Conclusion: The occurrence of heat strains began to show the alarm stage, this requires efforts to control
heat pressure and others variables in order to prevent the heat strain does not get worse.
